Re: Please help me with my translation. PHOTO UPLOADED

Hi All, There is now a photo of what I believe to be the correct script for the proposed engraving that I previously posted about. The photo can be found in

Message 1 of 11
, Oct 28, 2007

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Hi All,

There is now a photo of what I believe to be the correct script for the
proposed engraving that I previously posted about. The photo can be
found in "Files" - "Paradocs" in this group, and it's presently the
only file in that folder.

I would really appreciate your input, I have included both the words in
english, written using the Tengwar letters, and the Quenya words in the
Quenya "form".

Please let me know what you think, as I said,this is for an engraving
and I really need it to be correct.

Thanks and kind regards,

P.

elfiness

I can t judge the English translation; as for Quenya, I am not sure if the _u_ in _ume_ is short or long. There is some possibility that it s long, and

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, Oct 28, 2007

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I can't judge the English translation; as for Quenya, I am not sure if
the _u_ in _ume_ is short or long. There is some possibility that it's
long, and therefore needs a longer initial carrier.

Again, for the grammar corrections, check the Elfling list

I also would write _er_ with the other R-letter (named Ore, the one
that looks like 'n').

Nice font, where did you get it?

Helge K. Fauskanger

... wealth but love . By swapping the words I came up with Tas na la alma er melme but obviously have not applied any sort of grammatical protocol to this.

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, Oct 29, 2007

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> I would like to find the most accurate way to write "There is no

wealth but love". By swapping the words I came up with "Tas na la
alma er melme" but obviously have not applied any sort of grammatical
protocol to this.

Remember what the words really mean here. "But" is really the equivalent of "except", for instance. "There" in the phrase "there is" is just part of an English idiom indicating that something exists, and should not be translated by an adverb meaning "there = in that place".